28TH MEETING OF TRADE NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE FOR RCEP
28TH MEETING OF TRADE NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE FOR RCEP
From September 19th-27th 2019, the 28th meeting of the trade negotiating committee and related meetings for RCEP take place at Ariyana Convention Centre Danang with the participation of ministerial leaders of 10 ASEAN countries along with other six countries including Australia, China, India, Japan, the Republic of Korea and New Zealand. On behalf of the host country, Vietnamese Minister of Trade and Industry Tran Tuan Anh attended and addressed the opening ceremony of the negotiating round on September 23rd. This is the last official round of talks this year in order to find solutions for the remaining issues and conclude the negotiation of the trade deal under the direction of leaders of the 16 RCEP countries. RCEP is expected to establish the world’s largest free trade area, including 47.4% of the world’s population, 30% of the world’s GDP, 29.1% of the world’s trade value, and 32.5% of the global investment flow.
